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CVE-2022-50201
Linux Kernel SELinux Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 18, 2025, 1:47 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc1f72aad2070d34022d0823e4cf09706b53f25
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: selinux: fix memleak in security_read_state_kernel() In this function, it directly returns the result of __security_read_policy without freeing the allocated memory in *data, cause memory leak issue, so free the memory if __security_read_policy failed. [PM: subject line tweak]
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fc1f72aad2070d34022d0823e4cf09706b53f25
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73de1befcc53a7c68b0c5e76b9b5ac41c517760f
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c877c5217145bda8fd95f506bf42f8d981afa57d
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cd7562c0a6774fc62d79654482014020e574f5
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